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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-06
NEWS OF THE DAY

An effort will be made to have the mum
Der of commissioners for the District OF Co.
lumbia increased to five.
The number of cases on the docket of the
U. S. Supreme Court is LILO, an increase OF
81 as compared with the same date last
year.
Thos. J. Mooney, the cranky dynamiter
who threw an explosive on the steamship
Queen" a couple of months ago, was pro-
nounced insane in New York yesterday and
sent 10 an insane asylum.
Mrs. Rachel Henderson Strong, wife of
the Hon. William Strong, justice of the Su.
preme Court of the U. S., on the retired list,
died at her residence in Washington, shortly
after twelve o'clock Tuesday night, of con.
sumption, aged sixty-seven years.
AS stated in the GAZETTE President Cleve
land arrived in Chicago yesterday and was
met by some fifty thousand people at the
depot and the rest of the population was on
the streets through which he passed. At
the grand stand the greeting was over
wheming. The climax came with the pub.
lie reception. when, in the language of the
local chronicler, with one bursting, frantic
cheer, a mob of one hundred thousand PEG.
pie rushed like wild beasts at the President
and his wife" Ia point of wild enthusiasm
and overwhelming numbers ST. Louis was
out6ona
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Over-yyOrked Women.

For WORKOUT" rundown" debilitated
school teachers, mlIinera, reamstresses,
honsekeepers, and over worked women gen.
orally, DR.. Pierce's Fayorito Prescription is
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back, nervous prostration, debility and
sleepessness, in either sex Fevorte Pre-.
scripton is sold by druggists under our
positive guarantee. See wrapper around
bottle. Price Sl.00 bottle, Or six bottles
for $500.
A large treatise on Diseases of Women,
profusey illustrated with colored plates
and numerous wood cuts, sent for ten cents
in stamps.
Address, WORLDS DIsPENsARY MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION, 663 Main Street, Buffalo,
n. Y.
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Another Reported Sale.

NEW YORK, Oct cit is announced that
the sale of the Baltimore AMI Ohio TO the
Western Union has been completed. The
contract was signed Ibis morning Mr..
Goud says he does not yet know tho exact
price, but that the Western Union will issue
sufficient stock 80 take up the Indebtedness
and capital stock Of the Baltimore and Ohio.
Nothing moro definite in regard TO the
terms will be made public before 8 p. m.
The matter has now been referred back TO
the Baltimore end Ohio directors for ratifi
cation
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Fires.

NEW YORK, Oct. Ga fire broke out this
morning 10 Ephraim Howes distilery at
los and 10 Elm street The building is
three stories high and of brick and was filled
with valuable spirits The whole stock was
destroyed despite the efforts of the fremen
to save it and within an hour the dstillery
was in ashes. The loss on the building is
S25, 900, and on he stock of spirits $4,000.
There were severa! narrow escapes, but no
casualties. The Waterman in the building
was compelled to jump from Is window. A
crowded tenement adj Joins the distllery on
one side and hotel on the other. Both of
these were cleared in the briefest possible
time, the police speeding the tenants who
were in state of wild excitement. The
cause ofthe outbreak has not yet been as.
certained.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 6-Fire in the picture
framing establishment Of P. Reuhl & Co.,
Nos. 294 ard 800 Main stree;, cleaned out
thu fifth aud sixth stories of the building.
Loss frcm fro and water, $4,000. Fully
nsn.ed in several companies
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Gov. Oglesby and the President.

CHICAGO, Oct Ga Springfield dispatch
gives the following explanation Ex-Governor
Oglesby's absence FROM Chicago during the
Presidents visit There was inquiry about
the State Capitol to-day as to The reason
why Gov. Oglesby remained away from Chi
cago on the occasion of the Presidents visit
there. He had pressing invitation to go.
It seems, however, that wheu the SPRING
field authorities were preparing their invi
tation to the President to come here, the
Mayor and others called on the Governor
and asked him to join in the invitation.
The Governor replied that in his position he
did not think he could with propriety join
in the citizens invitation to Springfield any
more than in one to any other city in the
State, but that he could write the President
and would do go, saying that he had learned
the municipal authorities of the State Capt.
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Foreign News.

BRUSSELS, Oct. Independence Beige be-
lieves that the Bismarck Crispie interview
will modify ItaIy's policy in Africa and in
duce King Humbert to abandon the axpedi-
ton against tho King of Ahyssiua.
ROME, Oct. 6-Klopp, thu German his
torian presents the Pope with tho conplote
correspondence between Leopold 1 and
Father Marco Daviano, thu Pope's legate,
during the Turkish incursion Vt 1858.
To each of tho sovereigas who scnt jubilee
gifts the Pope will present u specially paint
ed miniature portrait of himself The Pope
is especially gratitied with Queen Victorias
gift, and his acknowledging of it will lie
exceptionally cordial.
DUBLIN, Oct. 6.-The trial of LORD Mayor
Sullivan and Mr.. O'Brien, for publishing 10
the papers respectively controlled By them
reports of meetings of suppressed branches
of the national league, will open at the Man.
eion House Court this afternoon. AT this
hour, 100 p. m, great crowds Of people line
the route which will be taken by the Lord
Mayor and Mr.. O'Brien and he corporation
of the city. which will attend then. in state
during the trial.
The Freeman's Journal publishes to-day
four columns of reports OF national league
meetings held Sunday in the counties of
Clare, Cork, Kerry and Wexford. At all
the meetings resolutions were passed de.
nouncing the attempts of the government to
suppress the league and the prosecution of
Mr. O'Brien and Lord Mayor Sullivan, of
Dublin, by the authorities.
LAHORE Oct. 6.-The fighting between
the forces of the Amer OF Afghapistan and
the rebels is continuous The warfare is car
ried on with varied success The salient
features ofthe situation are Omra Khan's
success in Bajaur and Swat and Russian &C.
tivity on the Badakshan frontiers.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. en-. De Giers,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, declares that the
Turkish proposals locking to the appoint
ment of Russo.Turkish commission to
temporarily govern Bulgaria, cannot assume
substantial form until tho Sultan summons
Prince Ferdinand to leave Bulgaria. The
advice of England, Austria apd Italy to the
Sultan to abstain from violence in Bulgaria
paralyzes his maiesty's action.
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Senator RidGIehcrrer.

Woodstock letter, telcgraphcd to the New
York Tribune yesterday, regarding the shenan-
doah fair, etc, says:
The band played confederate airs, which were
receive with much applause and rebel yes, but
after all General Rosscr's reception was not more
cordial or respectful, it is said than was the re-
ccption to General Sheridan several years ago,
when he visited Senator Riddleberger in company
with Senator Cameron, Of Pennsylvania. Senator
Rddeborger desires it TO be stated definitely and
graphically that every publication during the
past T.onth which purpor;s to give his expressions
or 20 represent his opinions or purposes in the
impending campaign in Virginia Is false and un-
founded. The Senator is 4 true and loyal repub-
lican and will do all he can to aid the coming
publican victory in this State next month He
believes, too that such can be Won
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-06

A PLEA FOR THE SNAKE.-The common
prejudice against snakes finds no supporter
in DR.. Abbott. He has proved that many
varieties ore the farmers and gardeners
best friends, and has harmlessly test.
ed on himself the biting powers of
several kinds usually supposed to be
poisonous. The common water snake is
one of these our author states that they are
vicious but not vepomous; 'they do not
hesitate to bite if irritated, but the result is
like the prick of q PIN" This snake he has
found, from frequent experiments, does not
require constant access to the atmosphere,
but car 1.-Two for days in we'll aerated water.
Another much libeled snake is the .hog
nose" often called "hatbead" or ladder"
Dr. Abbott disbelieves in the power of
snakes to charm birds, and also in the
hoop" variety, about whose mode OF pro.
gress such wonderful stories occasionally ap.
pear. Regarding the size which snakes are
reported to reach, be quotes the saying of
an old village worthy: when snakes come
toward folks, every foot looks yard long"
The Epoch.
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tai were sending him an invitation to come
here, and that if he decided to come, and it
was hoped he would, the Governor and all
the State officers would unite in the general
endeayor to make his stay here an agreeable
and pleasant one. This was written on be-
half Of the State government and sent en-.
tireiy separate from the invitation of the
Mayor. the Council and the citizens. The
President replied to the Mayors invitation
and referred to the action of the Council
aud the citizens, but neither mentioned the
Governors letter nor has he replied to it
separately This explains why the Govern
or has not personally joined in the welcome
of the President upon the soil of Illinois.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-06

DRUNKENNESS DIAGNosED.-The symptoms Of
Drunkenness be it observed, are all paralytc, and
are all due 20 the loss of nervous power and OF
voluntary control. The flushing of the face Shows
the paralysis of the small blood vessels: soon the
slip shod utterancc shows the want of voluntary
control over some of the muscles of articulation
the double vision indicates the less of accOmmo.
dating power in the eyes; and the staggering gait
shows chat the loss of control has extended to the
larger muscles; lastly the drunkard falls pros
trate in a condition so closely resembling apo.
plexy that the most experienced occasionally fail
rightly 60 distinguish the one from the other II
the incorporate use OF alcohol be persisted in
there soon results degeneration of all the tissues
of the body Tho nervous tissues are. perhaps,
the first to suffer, and the shaking hand and TOT.
tering gait are infalibly followed by similar
tottoring of the intellectual aud moral faculties.
The stomach reseuts the constant introduction
into it of ardent spirits and refuses properly
to digest food The liver and kidneys give out in
q similar way. and the impairment of their fuDc.
tions causes the terrible dropsy. The heart gets
fatty and weak, tie lungs lose their fresh easti-
city, and soon there is not tissue in TIE body
which has not, in one way or another succumbed
to the il.treatment to which it has been subjected
Family Physician.
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ALEX NDRIA-.
THURSDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 6.
TaE REPUBLICAN newspapers OF PennsyI'

TIE REPUBLICAN newspapers OF Fennsyi'
yania are now urging the republican voters
of that State to "hurry up" with the pay
ment of their poll tax. as they cannot cast
ballots at the election next month unless
that tax be paid on or before Saturday oftbe
cur:ent week. There is tag, that is, re-
striction, therefore, on suffrage in the re-
publican State of Pennsylvania, as there Is
in many other Northern States. And yet
the republicans of those States are inces'
sanity believing for free vote in the South.
There is no tax nor any other sort OF res'ric-
ton on manhood suffrage in Virginia. TIE
payment of 8 poll tax ia not prerequisite
to voting here. A mas can vote IN THIS
State all the days of his lilo without ever
paving cent toward the support of either
State, county or municipal government.
The freedom OF Virginia from English RUE
was obtained by fight against taxation
without representation. She is no" suffer
ing from the effects of representation with.
out taxation.
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A RELIGIOUS FANATICS CRIME-Passen.


gers by the Australian steamer which ar.
rived at San Francisco last week, bring de-
tails OF revolving tragedy thai occurred in
New South Wales Aug. rs last. Wadham
Wyndhsm, man CT excellant standing be
coming suddenly attacked with religious
frenzy, murdered lis wife and three children.
In explanation he said that he felt called
upon by God to commit tho deed. The re.
surrectiou was near and their time had
come. IS Wyadham's wife offered resist.
ance be took her outdoors and with stone
fractured her skull. He then took cary
ing knife and fork and thrust them into her
side. He then also pierced her hands and
feet, explaining afterwards hat he in.
tended to cruelty her as Christ was cruel
fed. His favorite daughter had four
cuts on her forehead and the right side Of
the skull was beaten into Il pulp. She had
two pierced marks on her breast, two on
each foot and two on each hand. The
marks appeared to have been made with
fork. The left side OF the skull Of his son
was battered, lila Left side was pierced in
two places. as also We're his hands and feet.
The other sou seems 10 nave been killed G.
rect by g fork thrust entirely through tie
LETT side oFthe body. The hands and feet
of all we're pierced, as II was Wyndham's
intention 10 rail che bodies to u cross, they
refusing 10 ne thus nailed while alive.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-10-06

Gov. HILL, of New York, in some of his
recent speeches, so far from condemning,
has, it is asserted, spoken in the most COM
plimentary terms of Mr.. George, who wants
people's lots and farms confscated without
compensation. 1t is also said that al one of
the recent county fairs in New York he pro-
posed three cheers for Col. Grant. the head OF
the republican ticket in that State. 1.-THE next
national democratic convention be wise it
will give New York wide berth in the Sc
lection of its candidates. New York demo
Gratis may be very good of their kind, but
their kind. as general rule, don't stand
wear
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school trustee Robbed.

Fort SMITH, Ark, Oct. 6.-News reached
here yesterday that Hon. VIM. Mckinney,
trustee OF the public schools OF the Second
Judicial District of the Choctaw Nation,
was robbed Of 81, Cos of money belonging TO
the schools few days ego, near Sulphur
Springs, Naababo county. He was travel
ing alone, having the money OH his person,
when two white men met him, and present.
ing thei: rifles made hin give up what he
had. There il 20 Glow 10 the robbers.
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certaiucd
The Crow Indians.

ST. PAUL, A1inu, Oct. 6 "A PiOncer-Press
special from Billings, Mont, says the dissat-
isfaction among the Crows culninating in
the recent outbreak dates back TO the visit
of Sitting Bull and his Sioux braves to the
Custer battle ground last summer, where
they held commemorative war dance, and
he addressed the Crows something like this:
"Look at that monument. That marks the
work o. NY people We are respected and
feared by Inc white man because we killed
his great chief and more than 800 of his
warriors on this spot. We receive one and
&. half pcunds of beet per ration, but you
got only one.balf pound yet we do not
work bus ride aud visit our friends rs we
please. See your little log houses and
farms. You are the white mans slaves.
He is teaching you to labor only tha3 you
may forget the use Of your war paj"i. The
red man yes made by the Great Spirit to
hunt and TO fight. 1t is the white mans bus.
ness to work. He is only soldier when he
is maid -
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wear.

Mr.. PowDERLY is such an ultra prohibi-
ZIONIST that one of the rules he has pre-
scribed for his order is that they shall not
even take beer with them on their pic MICS,
nor drink glass of egg nog at Christmas.
OF course he is wreng in this; but, right Or
wrong, he not only doesn't hesitate to stand
by it, but is bold enough TO 90 farther, and
to tell the knights if they would leave the
order for such cause, the sooper they go
the better.
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FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the Alexis. GAzET

Especial Correspondence Of the Alexis. dAzETTEl
WASHINGTON. D. c., Oct. 6. 1887.
Judge Christian of Richmond, who was
here yesterday, in talking about the proba-
BILE result of the coming election 10 that city,
said he had never been at all anxious about
it until night before last, when he saw the
number OF white men in the reform process.
sion there that that was revelation TO
him, and that he now feared defeat unless
the democrats redoubled their efforts. When
General Malone was here, day or two ago,
he told friend he was sure of the four mem.
bers of the legislature from Richmond. Mr..
Wise and Mr. Elicit when here recently
said the democrats would elect their ticket
in Richmond.
Some Of the Pocahontas steamship COM
pauy o. alexandria are in the city to-day.
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Contract Signed.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Oct. 6.-Manager John
Kelly, OF the Louisville club, yesterday
signed contract TO umpire the st. Louis.
Detroit world championship series. He will
be assisted by Umpire Gatf'ney, Of the
League, who will stand back of eecond base.
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the better.

A PREACHER at Oakland, Nd, last fall,
in his prayer. thanked God for being per
mitted to worship with the President, and
now tho churches in Madison, Wis, are
ouarreling about which one the President
shall honor with his presence when in that
city. Ali of which shows that some p.each-
ers and some churches, at least, do not be-
lieve with St. Paul that God is no respecter
nj nersonS
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Nebraska Republicans.

LINCOLN, Neb Oct. 6.-The republican
State convention, after the nomination of
Judge Samuel Maxwell as Judge of the
Supreme Court, completed the ticket by the
nomination Of Z. r. Davis and George Rob.
erts as Regents ofthe State University. The
convention spent most of the night
wrangling over the platform.
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TIE ANNUAL report of the secretary of
the knights of labor shows that that organ
ization has fallen off considerably in mum
hers during the past year, by reason of
failure in the payment of assessments. This
is not at al! eurprisiag. Men Who have 10
work, and work bard. too, to support !hem-
selves and hei. families, don't have much
money TO devote to assessments, even for
the nest coumendabo purposes so that it
is by no means wonderful they should OBJ
iect to such taxation when they know that
their herd earned money il sppna in large
salaries to ether men who do little or no
work, but live luxurious lives, OF is lost, no
body knows how. by those TO whom its
charge is entrusted, as bss been he case so
many times during the past year
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outdone.

COURT OF APPEALS AT STANTON, Oct. 5.
Shenandoah Valley Railroad Company vs.. Moore.
From Rockbridge Argued. by E. Pendleton and
W. II. Travers for appellant and John B. Tucker
for appellee and submitted.
Newman. From Augusta. Submitted on briefs.
Barley's executor VS.. Henton. From Rocking
ham. Submitted on briefs.
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Mr.. J. Thomas. (of Thomas & Co., Real
Estate Brokers,) 81 Saratoga Street. Balti-
more, Md, says: Hearing that Salvation
Oil was good for neuralgia ] procured bot
tie and sent it to lady friend in the
country who was suffering severely with
this playful affection. She takes pleasure
in stating that it afforded her complete re.
lief
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The knights of Labor Convention

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI. Oct 6-The knights
of labor convention went into executive
session st 9:15 a. IN. with closed doors and is
transacting routine business. Gu. Sattery,
distric5 assembly No. so, Massachusetts, an.
nounced that nothing would be given out to
the reporters until noon, when everything
intended Tor publication would be an.
nounced.
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Death of an Army Officer.

LANCASTER, Pa, Oct. 6.-Msjor Charles
C. Rain, U. s. A., died in this city this
morning, aged so years. He has been ON
sick leave for the past year
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Manning has not Resigned.

WASHINGTON, Oct 6.--Thc report that
Judge Manning, Q. S Minister to Mexico
has resigned. is positively denied at the De
psrtment OF State and it is not believed that
he has any intention of giving up his mis-.
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BS their defeat Of the New York club
yesterday the Philadelphia club passed Chi.
cago and took second place in the League.
The League championship season closes OF
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This is to certify that 1 have used DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup in my family during the
past winter and fnd ito be the very best
remedy for coughs. colds, ETC., thEt have
ever used. MRS. j. Harry;
No. 232 w. Lombard Street, Baltimore, Nd.
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THERE ARE various intimations that in @
certain contingency Mr.. Conking may be
pressed By his numerous friends in all Sec
tions of the country for the next republican
Presidential nomination. There is little
doubt that Mr.. Conkling's nomination
would create more enthusiasm than Mr.. Sher.
mans among his own party, nor that 1t
would attract votes that Mr.. Blsne'a could
not win. AS few causes can succeed without
enthusiasm, the fact that Mr.. Conkling's
nomination would create that condition
may induce the republicans to select him
for their leader in the next national politi-
cal contest.
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The race from Now York to San Francisco
around Cape Horn-a distance of about 10000
miles-between the clipper ships Seminole and
Charmer was won by the latter.
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Hon. John B. Finch supreme head OF the orcer
of Good Templars in the world, died suddenly in
Boston Tuesday.
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New YORK, Oct 6-Cotton steady; uplands
9 ZIG; Orleans GIG; futures steady Flour
quiet and unchanged. Wheat lower. Corn easier
Pork dull at SIS 25a15 80; old mess SD 25a
II 30. Lard steady at Sc s71b.
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CHICAGO, Oct 6, IL a. m.-Oct Wheat 7O1a :;
Dec 73. Nay Corn 45a. Oct 42&. Oct Oats
26. Oct short ribs 81 2212 Oct Lard So 4216a
As. Jan mess Pork $12 25
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The MAHoNEITEs of the Ly,chbur2 dis
trict have made their legislative nomina-
tious. Colored voters compose fully niue
tenths of the Mahoneite strength in that
district; but of the three candidates nomi.
mated, not enc is coloret The colored men
supply the voters, but their white leaders
reap all the honors and emoluments. But
every colored man in Lynchburg, and eve
nv where else in The State, except the hall
dozen or so 10 whom the democrats have
given Offices, will vote the Malone ticket
all the same, and, what's more. the worse
the men on that ticket ere, the surer will
they be to receive tho solid colored vote.